http://www.isbengineering.co.uk/news/ ISB Engineering is an established engineering company that manufactures bespoke, specialised machinery for the chemical, construction and allied industries. en-gb Copyright (C) 2008 - 2009 by ISB Engineering Limited Thu, 10 Sep 2009 9:51:53 GMT Thu, 10 Sep 2009 9:51:53 GMT Newspapers http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 2 http://www.isbengineering.co.uk/images/page/logo.gif http://www.isbengineering.co.uk/news/ 277 106 http://www.isbengineering.co.uk/news/2009/September/international-festival-brings-in-357m.html 2009’s Manchester International Festival (MIF) had an overall economic impact of £35.7m, according to an initial report prepared ahead of the full evaluation in October. 153 Thu, 10 Sep 2009 9:51:00 GMT http://www.isbengineering.co.uk/news/2009/September/world-cup-could-bring-160m-to-the-north.html The 2018 World Cup could be worth as much as £160m to the regional economy, delegates to Insider's Business of Sport Summit heard today. 152 Thu, 10 Sep 2009 9:46:00 GMT http://www.isbengineering.co.uk/news/2009/September/small-businesses-still-looking-to-grow.html Forty-nine per cent of small businesses plan to expand in the next 12 months. 151 Thu, 3 Sep 2009 9:50:00 GMT http://www.isbengineering.co.uk/news/2009/September/business-confidence-best-in-two-years.html Confidence is on the up, according to the Institute of Chartered Accountants’ latest Business Confidence Monitor. 150 Thu, 3 Sep 2009 9:47:00 GMT http://www.isbengineering.co.uk/news/2009/September/energy-generation-idea-set-to-be-life.html UK troops could be turned into human power stations, enabling them to store and re-use energy created by their own bodies and ditch heavy kit – improving their chances of survival in war-torn provinces like Iraq and Afghanistan. 149 Tue, 1 Sep 2009 10:10:00 GMT http://www.isbengineering.co.uk/news/2009/September/hmrc-time-to-pay-plan-pays-off.html HM Revenue & Customs has reported almost 18,000 agreements secured with North West businesses through the Business Payment Support Service. 148 Tue, 1 Sep 2009 10:03:00 GMT http://www.isbengineering.co.uk/news/2009/September/gdp-contracts-less-than-expected.html The UK's gross domestic product (GDP) fell by 0.7 per cent in the second quarter of the year, slightly less than initial figures had suggested, according to the Office for National Statistics. 147 Tue, 1 Sep 2009 9:59:00 GMT http://www.isbengineering.co.uk/news/2009/September/rural-funding-released.html A £4.5m funding line has been made available for rural businesses in Lancashire looking to improve their productivity. 146 Tue, 1 Sep 2009 9:54:00 GMT http://www.isbengineering.co.uk/news/2009/August/recruitment-showing-increase-says-antal.html The chief of recruitment giant Antal International's Warrington office believes the regional job market could be improving. 145 Tue, 25 Aug 2009 13:24:00 GMT http://www.isbengineering.co.uk/news/2009/August/north-west-claims-on-the-rise.html Credit insurer Atradius has seen claims in the North West reach £5.3m in the first six months of 2009, only £2.4m less than in the whole of 2008. 144 Mon, 24 Aug 2009 10:58:00 GMT http://www.isbengineering.co.uk/news/2009/August/extra-350000-for-innovation-scheme.html The Northwest Regional Development Agency (NWDA) and the Northwest ERDF Programme have announced an expansion of the £4.1m Innovation Vouchers scheme that launched in October 2008. 143 Thu, 20 Aug 2009 13:08:00 GMT http://www.isbengineering.co.uk/news/2009/August/uk-to-recover-first.html The UK will recover before the Eurozone according to the latest European edition of the Business Trends report from accountancy firm BDO Stoy Hayward. 142 Mon, 17 Aug 2009 11:11:00 GMT http://www.isbengineering.co.uk/news/2009/August/administrations-leveling-off-says.html The number of businesses falling into administration may be reaching a plateau, according to accountancy firm Deloitte. 141 Mon, 17 Aug 2009 11:05:00 GMT http://www.isbengineering.co.uk/news/2009/August/cash-for-training.html A raft of North West education and training providers will receive government funding to help individuals back into the workplace. 140 Mon, 17 Aug 2009 11:01:00 GMT http://www.isbengineering.co.uk/news/2009/August/grant-funding-is-there-says-campbell.html Regional accountancy firm Campbell Woolley has teamed up with independent grants experts to help unlock finance for small firms. 139 Mon, 17 Aug 2009 10:57:00 GMT http://www.isbengineering.co.uk/news/2009/August/free-access-to-government-contracts.html Small businesses in the region now have free access to thousands of lower value government contracts after the government scrapped fees for its Supply2.gov.uk website. 138 Mon, 17 Aug 2009 10:55:00 GMT http://www.isbengineering.co.uk/news/2009/August/insolvency-stats-dont-show-full-picture.html Restructuring professionals have backed up claims that official insolvency figures do not reflect the full impact of the recession. 137 Mon, 17 Aug 2009 10:39:00 GMT http://www.isbengineering.co.uk/news/2009/August/credit-blamed-for-insolvency-growth.html Lack of credit is being blamed for an increase in the number of companies going bust. 136 Mon, 17 Aug 2009 10:34:00 GMT http://www.isbengineering.co.uk/news/2009/August/labour-market-levels-out-but-firms.html Private sector demand for staff has begun to stabilise following a surge of redundancies earlier in the year, according the latest CIPD/KPMG Labour Market Outlook survey. 135 Mon, 17 Aug 2009 10:25:00 GMT http://www.isbengineering.co.uk/news/2009/August/regional-growth-continues.html Regional order books continue to grow as private sector output expanded for the third month in a row in July, according to the latest Markit North West PMI Report. 134 Mon, 17 Aug 2009 10:10:00 GMT